Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Korean War Memorial
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 6, 2016
1. Korean War Memorial Marker
Korean War
1950 - 1953
Freedon Is Not Free
(Side 2)
The Korean War June 25, 1950 July 27, 1953
Erected by those who served in honor of the more than 34,000 Americans who made the supreme sacrifice.
Dedicated May 31, 2004
Korean War Veterans Association
Chapter 230 and Friends
Freedon Is Not Free
Erected 2004 by Korean War Veterans Association Chapter 230 and Friends.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
Location. 30° 26.624′ N, 91° 11.414′ W. Memorial is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is on South River Road north of Government Street, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Plaza/U.S.S. Kidd Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70802, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Baton Rouge Film Trail (here, next to this marker); John Archer Lejeune (here, next to this marker); Congressman W. Henson Moore (a few steps from this marker); H. Maury Drummond (a few steps from this marker); USCGC White Alder
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 6, 2016
2. Korean War Memorial Marker
August 6, 2016
3. Korean War Memorial Marker
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4. Korean War Memorial Marker
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